SAFE respects the privacy of our clients, donors and visitors to our site.  This Privacy Policy explains why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our website. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the website located at the URL safeaustin.org.

In order to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy. SAFE reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy by posting such changes on our site. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting. Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, this Privacy Policy notifies you of:

  1. What personally identifiable information of yours is collected through the site
  2. Who collects such information
  3. How such information is used
  4. With whom your information may be shared
  5. What choices you have regarding collection, use and distribution of your information
  6. What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of information under our control
  7. How you can correct any inaccuracies in your information

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to the SAFE Communications Department. Please reference this Privacy Policy in your subject line.

SAFEline

SAFEline offers crisis services through text at 737-888-7233, online chat on www.safeaustin.org and through 24-hour telephone services at 512-267-7233. If your safety or privacy may be compromised due to use of our text or chat services, we encourage you to contact our hotline.
You may choose not to engage in our digital services and opt not to provide identifiable information during interactions with advocates on SAFEline. Digital services are defined as text, e-mail and online chat services.
Engaging in our text and chat services constitutes an agreement and understanding of privacy policy. You agree to receive automated and/or sms messages from SAFEline. When accessing text services standard text message and data rates may apply, and message frequency may vary.

Opting Out of SAFEline Text

You may opt out of text services by texting ‘STOP’ to 737-888-7233 at any time. You may get help by texting ‘’SAFE’ or ‘HELP’ to our text line at any time.

SAFEline Chat Services

Our live chat services are provided by LiveChat as a service (SaaS) provider.  IP addresses are required to facilitate a connection. Information may be collected from you on a voluntary basis can include name, gender, age, city, state. Dialogue transcripts of chats are purged regularly. We do not sell, trade or rent personal information that chat users provide.  After any chat  session, you may be asked to fill out an exit survey in order to provide feedback about our service for evaluation purposes. Providing information in an exit survey is completely voluntary. Surveys may ask for contact and/or demographic  information.

SAFEline Mandatory Reporting

SAFEline advocates are considered mandatory reporters by law. When contacting SAFEline you will be made aware that in situations regarding the welfare of minors, adults 65+, and/or adults with a disability any personal identifying information disclosed will be reported to child/adult protective services or law enforcement as required.
We will not disclose personal information of survivors for any reason without your written, informed consent, unless compelled to provide it by court order or law.
We will make reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality of a survivor’s personal information in accordance under the law.

Donor privacy

SAFE does not trade, sell, or rent any donor’s personally identifiable information with any other entity for marketing or fundraising purposes, unless the donor gives written permission to do so.

We occasionally provide data to Third Party Service Providers for data modeling purposes. You may at any time, chose to opt out of sharing your information by calling us at 512-927-4750 or emailing us at donorrelations@safeaustin.org. Please allow 30 – 60 days for your information to be suppressed from sharing.

Email address

Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, email address, interests and similar information. We do not sell, trade, or share your email address or other information with any other organization or person. We do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card or social security numbers.

Internet protocol address

We collect an IP address from all visitors to our site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our site, analyze trends, track users’ movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Use of cookies

Our site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our site. When you visit our site, third parties may place cookies on your browser for targeted advertising purposes. Cookies are pieces of information that some websites transfer to the computer that is browsing that website and are used for record-keeping purposes at many websites. Use of cookies makes web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular website and to make sure you don’t see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard. Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function properly when you view them.

Security

All information provided to SAFE is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. (View our SSL certificate by clicking the GeoTrust icon at the bottom of this page.) We also protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of our site that is only accessible by certain qualified employees of SAFE. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.

Email addresses you enter

Email addresses that a user enters on Tributes pages are protected. SAFE does not collect these email addresses.

Other websites

Our site contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another website for which SAFE has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.

Updating information and unsubscribing from email/mailing lists

You may update your name and contact information at any time. To be removed from email/mailing lists, please contact Margeaux Jensen at mjensen@safeaustin.org 

Contacting the web site

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact the SAFE Communications department.

Opting out of ad targeting

We offer the following options for controlling how ads are targeted at you and how your data is used. You may opt out of the automated collection of information by third-party ad networks for the purpose of delivering advertisements tailored to your interests, by visiting the consumer opt-out page for the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. For Google Display Network advertisements, you can and edit you preferences here: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/.

Terms and Conditions

Payment

All payments are due upon receipt. If a payment is not received or payment method is declined, the buyer forfeits the ownership of any items purchased. If no payment is received, no items will be shipped.

Shipping policies

Shipping will be paid for by the buyer in the amount agreed upon by the seller at the time of purchase. If an item is lost during shipping, the total cost of item, including shipping, will be refunded to the buyer by the seller. Shipping costs may double if shipping internationally. If an item is damaged during shipping, seller will not be held responsible.

Refund/return policy

Items are entitled to be refunded or returned based on complaint. If an item is damaged during shipping, a replacement item will be sent free of charge. If an item is unsatisfactory, a written explanation is needed before the item may be considered for a refund. Buyer must take into account the description of the item before requesting a refund. If the item matches the description by the seller and the buyer is unsatisfied, seller is not responsible for refund. Exchanges are granted on a case-by-case basis.

Cancellation

An item may be cancelled up until payment has been processed. Once payment has been processed, the buyer is responsible for payment.

Complaints

Any complaints about items may be sent to our support team: info@safeaustin.org or 512.927.4750. There is no guarantee of a resolution.

Legalities

The seller is not responsible for any health or safety concerns once the buyer has received the item. If any harm is incurred from the items purchased by the buyer, the seller shares no responsibility.

These terms and conditions are subject to change.

Donation refund policy

For donations made using the www.safeaustin.org website, if you have made an error in making your donation or change your mind about contributing to SAFE, we will honor your request for a refund made within 15 days of your donation.

To request a refund, call 512.927.4750. Refunds are returned using the original method of payment. If you made your donation by credit card, your refund will be credited to that same credit card.